BONDURANT, Iowa — The principal of a Bondurant elementary school has resigned after the district says she was found to be intoxicated while on school property.
Bondurant-Farrar Community School District Superintendent Rich Powers said that an investigation began into Carrie Ratliff, then principal of Morris Elementary School, in March, which found that Ratliff had been under the influence of alcohol while on school property.
Lt. Mark Chance with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office told WHO 13 that while the sheriff’s office was notified of the incident and assisted with a breathalyzer test on Ratliff, the district decided not to press charges and conducted an internal investigation.
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Powers said that Ratliff’s actions violated several school board policies, including Policy 305 – Administrator Code of Ethics, Policy 404 – Employee Conduct and Appearance, as well as several administrative regulations. Powers also said she was found to have violated the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners’ Standards of Professional Conduct and Ethics for being under the influence while on school grounds…